Spirits Of The Somme
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Spirits Of The Somme
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Author : Bob Carruthers
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2014-04-30
Spirits Of The Somme written by Bob Carruthers and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-30 with History categories.
The 1st of July 1916, the opening day of the Battle of the Somme, was the blackest day in the history of the British Army. 60,000 men became casualties on that one day alone.In a major new documentary film premiering on the Discovery Channel next year, Emmy Award winning film maker Bob Carrruthers returns to the battlefield on 1st July and retraces the events which unfolded on that disastrous day. Drawing extensively on rare film and photographs from both British and German sources, the spirit of the men who fought and died on that day is beautifully evoked by these powerful and haunting images from 1916.The film also reveals how the sacrifice of the men of the Somme is being honoured today by the work of the historians and enthusiasts who strive to increase our understanding of the battle and to commemorate the memory of that terrible day.This is the companion book to the documentary film and is written by well-known author and film maker Bob Carruthers.
In Great Spirits
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Author : Archie Barwick
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
In Great Spirits written by Archie Barwick and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Soldiers categories.
Archie Albert Barwick was an enthusiastic young 24-year-old when he joined the First AIF in late August 1914 - his service number was 914. When he learnt that he'd been accepted into the army, he was so happy he turned two somersaults for pure joy. This is his diary, that he kept throughout the war - from Cairo to Gallipoli, from Marseilles through to the terrible winter of 1916 in the Somme, from Ypres to Pozieres. He was wounded three times and sent back to the fighting, before finally travelling back home in December 1918. This diary is simply a treasure - vivid, alive, compelling. His description of the war is by turns down-to-earth, horrifying, illuminating, funny, touching and terribly sad.
Somme
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Author : Martin Gilbert
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2016-11-03
Somme written by Martin Gilbert and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-03 with History categories.
The Battle of the Somme, fought between July and November 1916, was among the bloodiest conflicts of all time. The aim was to end the stalemate on the Western Front - the result was carnage. In a total of just over a hundred days of fighting, the death toll reached 310,459. Half the bodies were never recovered. At the close of the battle, the British and French forces had not even reached the line they set themselves for the first day. Yet, despite its horrific destruction, the fighting at the Somme was characterised by incredible individual bravery. In commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the battle, Martin Gilbert, one of Britain's most distinguished historians, graphically recreates the tragedy. He interweaves individual stories, wartime documents, letters and poetry in a deeply moving, succinct narrative. From gripping descriptions of struggles on the battlefield to poignant evocations of the memorials and cemeteries that stand there today, this is a definitive guide to the Somme. It is a story of unparalleled folly and heroism, from which, as it unfolds, there emerge deep implications that are shared by all wars.
Horrible Histories Frightful First World War
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Author : Terry Deary
language : en
Publisher: Scholastic UK
Release Date : 2011-11-03
Horrible Histories Frightful First World War written by Terry Deary and has been published by Scholastic UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-03 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
The First World War was a war fought on a global scale: a war so terrible and deadly that they called it "the war to end all wars". From foot soldiers drowning in mud to fighter pilots being blown out of the sky, it was absolutely hideous from start to finish. So if you like your history horrible, this is the book for you! Find out: * What the 'Fat King' did with food scraps and dead horses * How sniffing your own pee could save your life in a gas attack * Why a pair of old socks gave away top German secrets Get all the frightful facts about the First World War - with all the gore and more!
Spirits Along The Columbia River
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Author : Ira Wesley Kitmacher
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2022-09
Spirits Along The Columbia River written by Ira Wesley Kitmacher and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09 with History categories.
The breathtaking scenery of the Pacific Northwest hides a myriad of dark secrets. From sightings of the Columbia River Sea Serpent, nicknamed "Colossal Claude," to tales of Bigfoot encounters dating back to 1865, strange creatures lurk both on land and at sea. Shipwrecks, drownings, shanghaiing, and nautical superstitions abound. The restless settler spirits of those who lived and died on the Oregon Trail are said to linger alongside apparitions of adventurers and soldiers, while others, including the 1920's-era ghost of a woman in white and a man in top hat haunt places like the Columbia Gorge Hotel. Join author Ira Wesley Kitmacher as he takes you on a journey through one of the most haunted regions in America.
The Magician And The Spirits
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Author : Deborah Noyes
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2017-08-22
The Magician And The Spirits written by Deborah Noyes and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-22 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
“Noyes makes history accessible and irresistible . . . Excellent.”* A century ago, the curious idea that spirits not only survive death but can be contacted on the “other side” was widespread. Psychic mediums led countless séances, claiming to connect the grieving with their lost relations through everything from frenzied trance writing to sticky expulsions of ectoplasm. The craze caught Harry Houdini’s attention. Well-known by then as most renowned magician and escape artist, he began to investigate these spiritual phenomena. Are ghosts real? Can we communicate with them? Catch them in photographs? Or are all mediums “flim-flammers,” employing tricks and illusions like Houdini himself? Peopled with odd and fascinating characters, Houdini’s gripping quest will excite readers’ universal wonderment with life, death, and the possibility of the Beyond. *School Library Journal, starred review of Ten Days a Madwoman
Hazardous Spirits
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Author : Anbara Salam
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2023-10-12
Hazardous Spirits written by Anbara Salam and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-12 with Fiction categories.
'An exquisitely written work of Caledonian gothic' Francine Toon, author of Pine 'A darkly sparkling jewel of a book' Kirsty Logan, author of Now She is Witch Edinburgh, 1923. Evelyn Hazard is a young woman living a comfortable and unremarkable middle-class life. One day, her quiet existence is shattered when her steady, reliable husband Robert makes a startling announcement: he can communicate with the dead. As the couple are pulled into the spiritualist movement that emerged following the mass deaths caused by the First World War and the Spanish Flu, Evelyn's life becomes increasingly unsettled as dark secrets from her past threaten to surface. Faced with the prospect of losing all that is dear to her, Evelyn finds herself asking: is the man she loves a fraud, a madman or - most frighteningly - is he telling the truth? A gothic literary mystery, written in sparkling prose, Hazardous Spirits evokes the spirit of 1920s Edinburgh, in all its bohemian vibrancy. 'Full of heart and strangeness' Nell Stevens, author of Briefly, A Delicious Life 'A riveting exploration of the unknowable' Tara Isabella Burton, author of Social Creature
War In The Age Of Technology
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Author : Robert Geoffrey Jensen
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2001-04
War In The Age Of Technology written by Robert Geoffrey Jensen and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-04 with History categories.
Considering the relationships between war, technology, and modern society, this book fuses military and social history concerning the use of organized violence between states during the period since 1789. Thirteen essays look at the military use of technology on and off the battlefield, the introduction of total war (during the two world wars), and the possibility of limited war in the nuclear age. The experiences of the British military are emphasized. Contributors include historians, archivists, psychologists, and military scholars. c. Book News Inc.
The Somme
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Author : Robin Prior
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2016-01-01
The Somme written by Robin Prior and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-01 with Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916 categories.
"Despite superior air and artillery power, British soldiers died in catastrophic numbers at the Battle of Somme in 1916. What went wrong, and who was responsible? This book meticulously reconstructs the battle, assigns responsibility to military and political leaders, and changes forever the way we understand this encounter and the history of the Western Front"--Publisher description.
A Lack Of Offensive Spirit
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Author : Alan MacDonald
language : en
Publisher: Alan MacDonald
Release Date : 2008
A Lack Of Offensive Spirit written by Alan MacDonald and has been published by Alan MacDonald this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916 categories.
'A Lack of Offensive Spirit?' is a companion volume to Alan MacDonald's recently revised book 'Pro Patria Mori - the 56th (1st London) Division at Gommecourt, 1st July 1916'. The attack of the 46th (North Midland) Division at Gommecourt on the first day of the Battle of the Somme is one of the most controversial incidents of the Great War. The men were effectively accused of cowardice ("A lack of offensive spirit") and of being drunk and the Division was the only one subject to a Court of Inquiry into its conduct. Their commander, Maj. Gen. Eddie Stuart Wortley, was the only General sacked as a result of the catastrophe of the 1st July 1916, a day when the British Army suffered its worst casualties in a single day in its entire history. `A Lack of Offensive Spirit?' tells the story of Stuart Wortley and the 46th Division from the opening of the war, through the tragedy of the Hohenzollern Redoubt and then, day by day, through the preparations for the attack on Gommecourt. The attack itself is described using the dozens of eyewitness reports collected after the battle as well as official documents and post-war recollections and memoirs. The German perspective on the battle is also extensively covered with information drawn from numerous German unit histories. The conduct of the Court of Inquiry and of Stuart Wortley's desperate efforts to clear his name are covered in detail as well as the tragic fate of the hundreds of officers and men missing, dead and wounded. `A Lack of Offensive Spirit?' is fully indexed, contains over 20 maps and plans, 45 photographs and contains extensive appendices (including a Roll of Honour of both British and German dead).